I didn't want to disappoint anyone in the last chapter. It's just that I find it kind of unromantic to be proposing in the living room. (Someone please challenge me with a fan fic!). This is a longer chapter. I just can't chop things up.

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"Thank you for coming."

"She'll be ready soon."

"Yes, I am sure she'll love the silverware."

"My pleasure. Nice to meet you too."

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Cristina could not remember being so polite for a long time, not since her internship interviews.

"Hey George. Oh, HELLO, Callie. I'm so glad you're here." Callie was grabbing George's arm tightly, returning Cristina's sneer with a forced smile.

"Why are you standing here? Shouldn't you be helping your mom?" George had never been a maid-of-honor before, and probably never would, but he knew she was not supposed to be welcoming guests like a cinema usher.

"I told you. That woman hates me. It's scorching out here. She wants my make-up to melt so I'll lookugly. That way people would pay attention to her, not her gorgeous daughter."

George smiled nervously as Cristina got carried away. Callie elbowed him, signaling it was time to go. "I'll catch you later, Cristina."

Cristina waved the hymn book frantically as a fan before it slipped out of her hand and landedone inch in front of the next guest.

"Yang. Do you know what'll happen if you kill your resident on your mother's wedding day?" Bailey adjusted her scarf as she walked into the church with her husband.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Bailey. I—"

"Don't worry, Cristina. It's a happy day. Dr. Bailey will forgive you, am I correct, Dr. Bailey?" The Chief chuckled as he saw what happened.

"Hello, Chief. Thanks for coming." How many more times do I have to smile today? I think my facial muscle is going to have a spasm.

Just then, she saw her best friend arriving with Finn, who was chatting with Addison and Derek.

"Cristina, George is right. You look beautiful in this dress!" Meredith gave her friend a gentle hug.

Pulling Meredith aside, Cristina was curious, "since when have the four of you become friends?"

"Cristina, we're not friends. They're not friends. You, are my friend." Meredith responded in her typical choppy manner. "But today you can't be my friend. You have to be a daughter. So, I brought Finn. Nobody goes to a wedding alone."

Finn was waving at them and Meredith went back to her crowd.

Nobody goes to a wedding alone.

Screw it. I am alone. Where is Burke?